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Title: In the woods today Post by: zedex82 on June 12, 2011, 07:30:32 PM I was in the woods today under shelter from the rain and found
1938 Penny 1916 Penny 1939 Penny 1959 Sixpence 1950 Two Shillings And what I think may be a hammered token. I dont know a lot about these, perhaps somebody could shed some light on it. Thanks ZeD Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: jayhay69 on June 12, 2011, 07:34:25 PM looks like a charles 1st?
Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: shunggav on June 12, 2011, 07:36:16 PM lizzy hammy i wood say
Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: zedex82 on June 12, 2011, 07:46:55 PM Thanks for that. I did a quick search for Charles 1st coins and it looks like a Charles 1st Half Crown.. ZeD Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: Neil on June 12, 2011, 07:48:59 PM A great woodland hammy to find. The hole in the middle may mean its been hammered onto something. the romans used to do this with shrines in days gone passed. I've not heard of it as a late Medieval practice, but its possible.
Where theres one . . . Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: Mungo on June 12, 2011, 07:50:27 PM lucky you under the trees ....cut them all down by us !!... ;D does look like a charles 1 shield on the back, prob a sixpence ? looking at the size next to the pennies maybe.............. 8)
Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: jaydogg on June 12, 2011, 07:55:18 PM Good for ya going out detecting in the rain. Looks like a forgery to me, hence the hole put through it.
Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: nfl on June 12, 2011, 09:18:53 PM i have acouple of charles 1st coins with holes in ,seems to be the norm with that coinage
Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: The Doc on June 12, 2011, 09:19:47 PM Well done on the hammered - I'm guessing it's your first. As has been said it's Charles I and very clipped - probably was a sixpence.
Could be fake, but hard to tell. If you can see copper inside the edges where the hole is, then it's probably a plated forgery. Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: zedex82 on June 12, 2011, 09:37:00 PM Thanks for the replies and info. Could not see any copper on the inside edges,
It is my first one. It was my first day out with my new Fisher F4. It was a great few hours even when I dug up two old pennies from the same hole. ZeD Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: Val Beechey on June 12, 2011, 09:48:06 PM Great find Zedex. Well done you for going out today.
Val Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: Chef Geoff on June 13, 2011, 09:01:43 AM Great result Zedex. First time out with your new machine and you get your first hammy, congratulations. The first of many I hope ;)
Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: Roman (Ray) on June 13, 2011, 11:56:01 AM welldone in the woods fella..great finds nice hammered again welldone !!
ray Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: zedex82 on June 13, 2011, 07:36:00 PM I have managed to pursuade a local farmer to let me detect on his land. Went there today and in the first hole I found an Edward VIII coronation medal. Unfortunatly it has been battered by a plough. Nothing else yet, but he has got a lot of land.
Title: Re: In the woods today Post by: dances with badgers on June 14, 2011, 11:09:05 PM welldone ,keep em coming. :)
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